NEW DELHI: Actor Karisma Kapoor‘s children on Friday claimed before the Delhi High Court that the fees of one of them, who is studying in a US university, has not been paid for two months.The submission was made before Justice Jyoti Singh, who remarked that she did not want the proceedings to become “melodramatic” and…
MUMBAI: Framing environmental protection as a moral duty, St. Xavier’s College on Saturday hosted the Jesuit Alumni Association for a series of talks on society’s role in safeguarding ecology. Archbishop of Bombay John Rodriguez, the guest of honour, urged citizens to treat the environment as an inheritance. “As we inherit the earthly monetary savings of…
PUNE: Reacting to the NDA’s landslide victory in Bihar, NCP (SP) Chief Sharad Pawar said that political parties in govt announcing schemes of transferring money to people and going into polls to win elections will set a wrong precedent, and there is a danger of people losing faith in the entire election process.Pawar also said…
NEW DELHI: Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing 16 students at a private institute in southwest Delhi, claimed before a Delhi court that there was a threat to his life inside the Tihar prison.The self-styled godman and former management institute chairman, currently in judicial custody for allegedly molesting several women, made fresh allegations during his…
MUMBAI: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested a 40-year-old Assistant Engineer of the Electrical Inspector’s Office, Kurla (West), after he was allegedly caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a contractor.The accused has been identified as Gajanan Prahlad Rathod, posted as Assistant Engineer (Electrical department) at the Office of the Electrical…
Pune: A 50-year-old woman died after she fell from a moving autorickshaw on Dighi Road in Bhosari on Wednesday afternoon. The accident occurred after a pick-up truck hit the three-wheeler.The Bhosari police have identified the deceased woman as Rukmini Giri of Pimple Gurav. The Bhosari police registered a case of accidental death against the pick-up…
NEW DELHI: The special cell of Delhi Police has filed an FIR to probe what it claimed was a deeper conspiracy in connection with the car blast near Red Fort.The first FIR registered under UAPA was transferred to NIA. The special cell has invoked sections of criminal conspiracy in this FIR and will reportedly make…
MUMBAI: Senior IPS officer Suvez Haque, who has returned from central deputation and was awaiting posting, has now been appointed as Inspector General of Police (Planning and Coordination), Maharashtra State. The post which was of rank Add Dg has been downgraded to IG rank to accommodate Haque. Haque was the Superintendent (SP) of Pune rural…
Pune: Winter has made its first sharp appearance in the region this week, with Haveli recording a single-digit minimum temperature on Friday at 9.7°C, making it the first station in the district to dip below 10°C this season. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) temperature bulletin for Nov 14 indicated that Jalgaon was the coldest spot…
NEW DELHI: Delhi woke up to dense smog on Saturday morning as the Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 386 at 8 am, falling under the ‘very poor’ category, according to data released by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).India Gate was barely visible on Thursday morning, engulfed in a dense layer of smog as…
